diff --git a/healthd/charger.cpp b/healthd/charger.cpp
index 58ed4161c..d03978d4f 100644
--- a/healthd/charger.cpp
+++ b/healthd/charger.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+
 #include "charger.sysprop.h"
 #include "healthd_mode_charger.h"
 #include "healthd_mode_charger_nops.h"
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@
 #endif
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    android::base::InitLogging(argv, &android::base::KernelLogger);
     if (CHARGER_FORCE_NO_UI || android::sysprop::ChargerProperties::no_ui().value_or(false)) {
         return healthd_charger_nops(argc, argv);
     } else {
diff --git a/healthd/charger_utils.cpp b/healthd/charger_utils.cpp
index 0cf9df5f6..8bbfb4e7f 100644
--- a/healthd/charger_utils.cpp
+++ b/healthd/charger_utils.cpp
@@ -17,50 +17,28 @@
 #include "charger_utils.h"
 
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
-#include <android/hidl/manager/1.0/IServiceManager.h>
+#include <android/hardware/health/2.1/IHealth.h>
 #include <health/utils.h>
 #include <health2impl/Health.h>
-#include <hidl/ServiceManagement.h>
-
-using android::hardware::getPassthroughServiceManager;
-using android::hidl::base::V1_0::IBase;
-using android::hidl::manager::V1_0::IServiceManager;
 
 namespace android {
 namespace hardware {
 namespace health {
-sp<V2_1::IHealth> GetPassthroughHealthImpl() {
-    // Not using getService() because there is no hwservicemanager in charger mode.
-    sp<IServiceManager> pm = getPassthroughServiceManager();
-    if (pm == nullptr) {
-        LOG(WARNING) << "Cannot get passthrough service manager.";
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-    sp<IBase> base = pm->get(V2_0::IHealth::descriptor, "default");
-    if (base == nullptr) {
-        LOG(WARNING) << "Cannot find passthrough implementation of health 2.0 HAL for instance "
-                        "'default' on the device.";
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-    sp<V2_1::IHealth> service = V2_1::IHealth::castFrom(base);
-    if (service == nullptr) {
-        LOG(WARNING)
-                << "Cannot cast passthrough implementation of health 2.0 HAL to 2.1 for instance "
-                   "'default' on the device.";
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-    return service;
-}
 
-sp<V2_1::IHealth> GetPassthroughHealth() {
-    auto impl = GetPassthroughHealthImpl();
-    if (impl == nullptr) {
+sp<V2_1::IHealth> GetHealthServiceOrDefault() {
+    // No need to use get_health_service from libhealthhalutils that
+    // checks for "backup" instance provided by healthd, since
+    // V2_1::implementation::Health does the same thing.
+    sp<V2_1::IHealth> service = V2_1::IHealth::getService();
+    if (service != nullptr) {
+        LOG(INFO) << "Charger uses health HAL service.";
+    } else {
         LOG(WARNING) << "Charger uses system defaults.";
         auto config = std::make_unique<healthd_config>();
         InitHealthdConfig(config.get());
-        impl = new V2_1::implementation::Health(std::move(config));
+        service = new V2_1::implementation::Health(std::move(config));
     }
-    return impl;
+    return service;
 }
 
 }  // namespace health
diff --git a/healthd/charger_utils.h b/healthd/charger_utils.h
index f96e827be..39d8aabad 100644
--- a/healthd/charger_utils.h
+++ b/healthd/charger_utils.h
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 namespace android {
 namespace hardware {
 namespace health {
-sp<V2_1::IHealth> GetPassthroughHealth();
+// Return health HAL service. If it is not supported on the device (with
+// VINTF checks), return a default passthrough implementation.
+sp<V2_1::IHealth> GetHealthServiceOrDefault();
 }  // namespace health
 }  // namespace hardware
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/healthd/healthd_mode_charger.cpp b/healthd/healthd_mode_charger.cpp
index 7d844c9a5..386ba1a9b 100644
--- a/healthd/healthd_mode_charger.cpp
+++ b/healthd/healthd_mode_charger.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
 using namespace android;
 using android::hardware::Return;
-using android::hardware::health::GetPassthroughHealth;
+using android::hardware::health::GetHealthServiceOrDefault;
 using android::hardware::health::HealthLoop;
 using android::hardware::health::V1_0::BatteryStatus;
 using android::hardware::health::V2_0::Result;
@@ -742,6 +742,6 @@ int healthd_charger_main(int argc, char** argv) {
         }
     }
 
-    Charger charger(GetPassthroughHealth());
+    Charger charger(GetHealthServiceOrDefault());
     return charger.StartLoop();
 }
diff --git a/healthd/healthd_mode_charger_nops.cpp b/healthd/healthd_mode_charger_nops.cpp
index 13e734852..9fe381ef4 100644
--- a/healthd/healthd_mode_charger_nops.cpp
+++ b/healthd/healthd_mode_charger_nops.cpp
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 
 #include "charger_utils.h"
 
-using android::hardware::health::GetPassthroughHealth;
+using android::hardware::health::GetHealthServiceOrDefault;
 using android::hardware::health::V2_1::implementation::HalHealthLoop;
 
 int healthd_charger_nops(int /* argc */, char** /* argv */) {
-    HalHealthLoop charger("charger", GetPassthroughHealth());
+    HalHealthLoop charger("charger", GetHealthServiceOrDefault());
     return charger.StartLoop();
 }